Since January, we’ve highlighted many of the things that make Drexel alumni special. We celebrated Dragon pride in March with Alumni Day at the DAC and our “I am a Dragon” campaign on Facebook and Twitter. In July, we celebrated Dragon talents with “how to” events and online videos featuring alumni. We celebrated Dragon discovery with an online scavenger hunt as well as an in-person hunt throughout Philadelphia in September. And the fun continues in November with Dragons celebrating Dragons.
All month long, alumni will have the opportunity to say “thank you” to Drexel faculty and staff who have positively impacted them. A few words of appreciation can go a long way, and we encourage you to think back and remember what faculty or staff made your Drexel experience that much better, and send them a note of gratitude. Maybe it was a professor whose lessons energized and excited you. Or it could have been an adviser who helped you stay on a path to success. Whoever it was, and whatever the reason, we want to give you the chance to say thanks—just in time for Thanksgiving—and to make their day a little brighter. Visit the Year of the Dragon website at drexel.edu/alumni/yearofthedragon and click on “November” to find out how!
Not only in November, but all year long the Alumni Association has hundreds of alumni volunteers to thank for giving of their time and talents to the programs and services that we offer. Without their support, we wouldn’t be able to fulfill our mission of connecting alumni to students to the University and to each other. Whether it’s by serving on a board or committee, volunteering as a speaker at an event, meeting prospective students as an Alumni Ambassador, or any of the countless ways to get involved, we thank all of our volunteers for their leadership, enthusiasm and dedication.
Check out the photos below to get a look at how the Alumni Association and graduates around the world have been celebrating 2012 and the Year of the Dragon!
Drexel alumni from Aqua America pose for a Dragons @ Work photo to ring in 2012 and the Year of the Dragon.
Alumni and their families join the Alumni Association for an afternoon of fun at Alumni Day at the DAC on February 12.
Incoming students Lisa Ly and Dana Nguyen, along with Jeff Dern ’12, Karen Nelson, and Dean O’Brien ’12 help the Alumni Association celebrate Dragons at play in California as they watch the San Francisco Giants take on the Atlanta Braves.
Scott Macpherson ’12, Matthew Hash ’14, and John Masi ’98 are Dragons @ Work at the Atlantic County Division of Engineering.
Alumni, students and community friends hit the ground running at the 20th Annual University City 5k Run on Saturday, May 5. Each year, proceeds from the 5k benefit the Nicholas P. Pipino Memorial Scholarship.
Jody Silverman serves up Jackie Taylor McClure ’87 and Bruce Silverman ’84 at the Alumni Association’s mixology lesson during July’s series of “how to” events in Philadelphia.
Jordan Schneider ’10 meets with Drexel students at Campus to Career where students had the opportunity to ask questions and share their résumés with Drexel alumni from various industries.
Adam Crystal ’07, Stephen Whitehead ’07, Kristin Ehrgott ’04, Chris Lydon ’98, Ernesto Cerimele ’07, and Jason Miller ’07 celebrate the 2nd Annual Alumni Global Night of Networking in Hoboken, New Jersey on April 19.
Dean David Ruth, PhD ’05 and members of the Class of 1987 gather for a group shot during the Silver Dragon Society Pinning Ceremony and cocktail hour at Alumni Weekend.
Michele Grossman Forman ’84, Jeffrey Finkelstein, MD ’85, Ken Forman, and Lynn Sokoloff enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the Philadelphia Zoo featuring guest speaker Dr. Gail Hearn, research professor in Drexel’s biology department. Drexel’s newest alumni from the Class of 2012 were recognized and welcomed into the Alumni Association at the event.